Intel Xeon W-2170B vs AMD EPYC 7401P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2170B and AMD EPYC 7401P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon W-2170B

AMD EPYC 7401P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2170B

Around 43% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 17% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2439 vs 1680

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3 GHz
L2 cache	14 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2439 vs 1680

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401P

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 14
20 more threads: 48 vs 28
2.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27836 vs 24299

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	24 vs 14
Number of threads	48 vs 28
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 896 KB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 19.25 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	27836 vs 24299

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2170B
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2439

1680

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24299

27836

Name	Intel Xeon W-2170B	AMD EPYC 7401P
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	122.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	21.236
PassMark - Single thread mark	2439	1680
PassMark - CPU mark	24299	27836
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7285

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2170B	AMD EPYC 7401P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W	Zen
Family	Xeon W	AMD EPYC
Launch date	5 June 2017	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1354	1350
Processor Number	W-2170B
Series	W-2000	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$1,414.80
Value for money (0-100)		3.86
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	896 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	14	24
Number of threads	28	48
Unlocked
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	79.47 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066 (R4)	TR4
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Socket Count		1P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		155/170 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
PCIe configurations	1x16, 1x8, 1x4
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)